Employment Specialist - PermanentThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Job Title: Employment SpecialistJob Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 2nd Floor Salary: £30,024-£32,597 per annum Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 09/03/2026 Job Requisition Number: 12210 This post is not open to job share Are you passionate about helping people overcome barriers and find meaningful work? Join a forward-thinking team that’s changing lives across Gloucestershire. As an Employment Specialist with Connect to Work focusing on the Cotswold District, you’ll be at the heart of a dynamic programme that provides personalised, one-to-one support to individuals who need it most, empowering them to move into sustainable employment and build brighter futures. About the RoleGloucestershire Employment and Skills Hub offer a one-stop source of information, advice, guidance and support around employment and skills. Working with a range of partners and employers in localities across Gloucestershire the Hub delivers 1:1 support through a number of programmes for people with barriers to sustaining or retaining work, as well as advice and signposting for any resident looking for help. As an Employment Specialist, you’ll work predominantly based in the Cotswold District (north and south) to support individuals from diverse backgrounds who face significant barriers such as disability and long-term health conditions to find and maintain sustained employment. You’ll build strong relationships with participants, helping them identify suitable job goals through vocational profiling and personalised employment plans. You’ll also work closely with local employers and support organisations to create inclusive opportunities, using your knowledge of the local labour market to match people’s strengths with real job opportunities. About YouYou will be passionate about understanding the employment landscape of the Cotswolds and building relationships with customers employers and partner organisations. You’re someone who brings creativity, initiative, and a strong sense of purpose to your work. With a customer-focused mindset and a solid understanding of employment policies and welfare services, you’re confident supporting people with health conditions, disabilities, or other barriers to work, whether through professional experience or lived experience. You’re driven by outcomes and thrive in a role where you can make a real difference. Your ability to negotiate, influence, and build partnerships will be key to helping participants achieve their goals and succeed in the workplace. If you are enthusiastic and self-motivated and want to help us to deliver change to people living in Gloucestershire we encourage you to apply for this role. About UsFor all your hard work, you will receive the following: Flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous serviceAn option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your familyCareer development and qualification opportunitiesSupportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervisionLocal Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.An in-house Occupational Health serviceEmployee discount schemeCycle to Work schemeLinks to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. How to applyIf you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.Closing date is 9/3/2026 and interviews are scheduled for 17/3/2026If you have any questions about this role please contact Dale.hills@gloucestershire.gov.uk Additional InformationTo access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Job Profile- Employment Specialist This Position is subject to a DBS check. The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process. *a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.